IMHO you get what you pay for. Doesn't alpaca generally run $15 an ounce in the raw state?
Cynthia On Mar 3, 2008, at 1:08 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > > I recently purchases some alpaca roving. The fiber had been mill > prepared, and was very nice looking, in the photos on the web site. > > Here's the description: Price for each bump is $15. Average bump > weight is approximately one-half pound. > > I was truly amazed at how much VM was in the fiber. I pulled out a > lot of VM. Some of the pieces were over an inch long, others were > tiny foxtails. > > I have one bobbin of fiber. The yarn weighs 4.46 oz. I know it's > possible to lose some fiber during the spinning process. But that > much? > > I really want to contact the vendor, but I don't know what to say, > because I'm not sure if this much loss in weight is normal, or to be > expected. > > Any input welcome. Thanks! > wrnk > d2 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
